Djulfa: Sacred Stones Reduced to Dust
“There are thousands of khatchkars (cross-stones) here. Each khatchkar could very easily become a rare exhibit in any of the most famous European museums… If all of Europe’s millionaires were to enter the old Djulfa forest of khatchkars and come out bankrupt, the forest would not be endangered in any way.” – A European scholar on the Djulfa cemetery before the destruction
“A medieval cemetery regarded as one of the wonders of the Caucasus has been erased from the Earth in an act of cultural vandalism likened to the Taleban blowing up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan in 2001.” - The Times, London
The Djulfa Virtual Memorial and Museum is dedicated to documenting and raising awareness about the intentional destruction of the largest medieval Armenian cemetery – located in Djulfa (Jugha) – and the entire Armenian cultural heritage in the region of Nakhichevan, Republic of Azerbaijan.
“There are thousands of khatchkars (cross-stones) here. Each khatchkar could very easily become a rare exhibit in any of the most famous European museums… If all of Europe’s millionaires were to enter the old Djulfa forest of khatchkars and come out bankrupt, the forest would not be endangered in any way.” – A European scholar on the Djulfa cemetery before the destruction
“A medieval cemetery regarded as one of the wonders of the Caucasus has been erased from the Earth in an act of cultural vandalism likened to the Taleban blowing up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan in 2001.” - The Times, London
The Djulfa Virtual Memorial and Museum is dedicated to documenting and raising awareness about the intentional destruction of the largest medieval Armenian cemetery – located in Djulfa (Jugha) – and the entire Armenian cultural heritage in the region of Nakhichevan, Republic of Azerbaijan.
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